shoot (up)

verb

Definition of shoot (up)next
as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot (up)
  1. soar
  2. increase
  3. rocket
Verb
  • Okta soared more than 20% after surpassing analyst expectations and reporting booming demand due to agentic AI.
    — Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But California has long dealt with cycles of soaring prices that lock out people with modest incomes.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of soar
Verb
  • Traffic through the strait is beginning to increase, but remains sharply depressed.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Boston increased its lead to 6-4 in the sixth on an RBI triple from Abreu when right fielder Jung Hoo Lee misplayed a line drive.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of increase
Verb
  • When the pandemic eased, USTA data showed that tennis participation rocketed to more than 27 million players — a number not seen since the tennis boom of the 1970s and early 1980s.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Olsen is the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who rocketed to fame as babies for their joint portrayal of Michelle Tanner on Full House.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of rocket
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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